Labour close?

[Kcurrie]

Hi im probably being paranoid here...
My first child was born 2 weeks early and second possibly going to be same as shes starting to engage now at 35 weeks.
My question is iv been under severe emotional stress last couple weeks(family issue) and the last couple days have been experiencing nausea and diarrhsa which i did last time. Also have low grade cramping but have had a very uncomfortable pregnancy so could just be a bad spell. Looking for some reassurance ... thanks folks

With second pregnancies babies head will engage and come back out several times. Your body needs oxytocin to trigger labour which requires feeling happy and relaxed to release those hormones. If you’ve been dealing with a lot of stress it’s unlikely your body is going to trigger labour.